LePage chides lawmakers over paper mill closures

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https://bangordailynews.com/2016/03/16/politics/lepage-chides-lawmakers-over-paper-mill-closures/

AUGUSTA, Maine — In a pair of blistering missives to State House leaders Tuesday, Republican Gov. Paul LePage charged lawmakers with doing little to help the state’s sagging pulp and paper industry and asked when the Legislature is going to “wake up.”

He also labeled Democratic lawmakers as “job killers” and accused them of misleading the media about a meeting he hosted earlier in the day meant to discuss policy changes that could help improve Maine’s business climate in the wake of the news that Madison Paper is closing in May, leaving more than 200 people jobless.

In his second letter addressed to House Speaker Mark Eves, D-North Berwick, and House Majority Leader Jeff McCabe, D-Skowhegan, LePage said he and lawmakers discussed several ideas and issues he believes have led to the industry’s decline in Maine, including the state’s high energy costs and its unfriendly tax climate for businesses.

“You and other Democratic leaders came out of our meeting today and immediately whined to the media that we did not propose constructive solutions for creating jobs and improving our economy,” LePage wrote. “That is simply not true.”

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[KamaAina]

1. I thought Al Gore invented teh intertubes.

Turns out it was the Maine Legislature all along.

[jpak]

2. LePew was right, Gore is job killing socialist!!!!!1111